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The Ultimate Chime fix...

Well, I did it. I don't have a seat belt warning chime, keys in ignition chime, radio on & doors open chime--no chimes at all!

Some of you are surely going to say :no::no::no: , but hey, my truck. If I'm doing mods with the keys in the ignition, I don't want to hear chimes. If I'm working on it listening to the radio w/the doors open, I don't want to hear chimes. The damn things are annoying.

So, out came the instrument panel. Then I took off the white plastic back. Then I gingerly unplugged that noisy sucker from the back of the instrument panel. All back together & no more ding ding ding ding ding....

Over the next few days, I'll let y'all know if it "messed" up anything else. Til then, here's to some quiet cockpit truckin'.:thumbsup:

pix or it didnt happen!

I can take a pic of what I pulled out...:D

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Originally Posted by Greg Owen

I can take a pic of what I pulled out...:D

"That's what she said".

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Originally Posted by Woo Sah (Post 1509447)

"That's what she said".

SCORE!!!

but yea post a pic of what u pulled

Does the IC still show "door ajar" messages?

So how hard is it to take the instrument panel off? My fear is I'd break some clips or something and it wouldn't go back together right.

Also, does the computer still display the emergency brake is on? That's one time I like the chime, it makes sure I don't drive off with the emergency brake still on.

OK guys, here it is. Quarter gives size reference. In the first pic, you can see traces of a black fiber-cloth around the edges. That cloth actually covered the whole back. I removed it hoping to be able to just "disable" the chime from within, instead of removing it.

The second pic shows the three tabs that needed to be pushed in to remove it from the circuit board. Then just pull straight out to unplug. Ta-Dah!!

Just went out & confirmed that all the warning LIGHTS still work. Even took a short ride up the street starting out w/o my seatbelt on. After a few seconds, the light began blinking. Door ajar light, and e-brake lights all work. The great thing is...they work like lights should---quietly!:thumbup:

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Originally Posted by Greg Owen (Post 1509414)

So your 2010 has the ding ding ding ding ding... Is this also the dreaded and regiled boo dee doo that repeats four times on start-up? I snipped the blue wire with the grey tracer to cancel the door open/key in ignition and also disabled the seat Beltminder chime. But I must get rid of the obnoxious "your key is in in the ignition and you are cranking your engine" boo dee doo nausea. I like your mod better than my fantasy .45 ACP chime disable mod:D:no:.